Gross is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Gross, Kansas
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Gross is located in Kansas
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Gross
Gross is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 37°36′03″N 94°38′59″W / 37.60083°N 94.64972°W / 37.60083; -94.64972[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCrawford
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-29000
GNIS ID475156[1]

History

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Gross was a station and shipping point on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad.[2]

The post office in the community was established on 28 September 1907 and discontinued on 30 April 1934.[3]

Gross was the location of Crawford county school #135 and the A.B. Ryder Mercantile Company.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gross, Kansas
  2. ^ Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912
  3. ^ Robert W. Baughman's Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961

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